The Courts & Computers

I was speaking to an attorney last week. In fact, given that the annual New York Legal Tech conference was in town, I had an opportunity to speak to multiple attorneys and judges. One of the questions that I asked of this attorney was why the Courts seem to be so...

Everyone Wants a Data Driven Business and That’s The Problem

“Data enabled” and “data driven”. These are the latest buzzwords adopted by the purveyors of data analytics products and modern management. Conceptually, it sounds great. Every business has a ton of data floating around – data about operations,...

What will happen to collecting?

I had to go to our local US Post Office today. It was definitely a blast from the past. My preferred messenger/postal carrier is FedEx (which has a location conveniently opened 24 hours a day, directly across the street from me). As I waited (im)patiently in line, I...

The Rise of the CDO: A Tale of Two Roles

    What’s a beleaguered CIO to do? Not only CIOs are told repeatedly to expect that Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) will soon have larger IT budgets, they also have to contend with new threats: two rising “chiefs,” conveniently and confusingly labeled with...